Sanctuary (1961 film)
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| Directed by | Tony Richardson |
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| Based on | Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun by William Faulkner |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredericks |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,915,000 |
Sanctuary is a 1961 drama film directed by Tony Richardson. The film, based on the William Faulkner novels Sanctuary (1931) and Requiem for a Nun (1951), is about the black maid of a white woman who kills the latter's newborn in order to give her employer a way out of a predicament, and then faces the death penalty.